Thioxanthones are fascinating organic compounds that have found their way into many industrial and everyday applications. In the printing industry, for example, they help inks dry faster when exposed ...

The reduced surface area of branched molecules leads to less efficient packing which weakens the dispersion forces and thus requires less energy to boil or melt. Influence of Functional Groups ...

Researchers at Leipzig University have developed a new process for reversing the polarity of chemical compounds, also known ...

By using special catalysts, scientists can "activate" this bond, allowing them to add new atoms or groups to molecules ... building blocks to molecules to make them more functional.

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

Researchers at Leipzig University have developed a new process for reversing the polarity of chemical compounds, also known as umpolung, for the precise synthesis of pharmaceuticals. This innovative ...

Edible plants are rich in bioactive compounds that have physiological effects such as anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities. Natural plant extracts are frequently ...

Scientists from Nanjing University recently developed a new solid-phase microextraction (SPME)-based system for detecting ...

Such versatility and progress in the field is due, in part, to the vast complexity of functional π-electron systems, ranging from simple small molecules to polymers and biomolecules; flexibility ...

Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States ...

Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Educational of China), Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the ...